Package: nfs-kernel-server Severity: important
I'm not sure this is the right place for describing the strange behaviour I'm experiencing with NFSv4, but I'll do it anyway :-) I'm using an etch nfs server with nfs-kernel-server 1:1.0.10-4 linux-image-2.6.18-3-686 2.6.18-7 etc/exports @ NFS server: /nfs4 10.1.1.0/255.255.255.0(rw,fsid=0,insecure,no_subtree_check,sync,crossmnt) /nfs4/home2 10.1.1.0/255.255.255.0(rw,insecure,no_subtree_check,sync) ...and various debian etch nfs clients, but there's one host, clientA, which experiences strange cache inconsistencies (I'm actually wondering whether it's related to http://linux-nfs.org/pipermail/nfsv4/2006-October/005160.html) mount-cmd @ NFS clients: mount -t nfs4 nfs-srv:/home2 /home2 now the problem I'm experiencing is that clientA caches pathnames and inodes, even if the pathname doesn't exist anymore as shown by the following two test-cases: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. OK: create file from A - remove from B ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- clientA$ date | tee file1; stat file1 Thu Feb 8 09:00:02 CET 2007 File: `file1' Size: 29 Blocks: 8 IO Block: 32768 regular file Device: 14h/20d Inode: 32800 Links: 1 Access: (0644/-rw-r--r--) Uid: (10001/ hvr) Gid: ( 100/ users) Access: 2007-02-08 09:01:00.000000000 +0100 Modify: 2007-02-08 09:00:02.000000000 +0100 Change: 2007-02-08 09:00:02.000000000 +0100 clientB$ ls -l; stat file1; cat file1 total 4 -rw-r--r-- 1 hvr users 29 Feb 8 09:00 file1 File: `file1' Size: 29 Blocks: 8 IO Block: 32768 regular file Device: 12h/18d Inode: 32800 Links: 1 Access: (0644/-rw-r--r--) Uid: (10001/ hvr) Gid: ( 100/ users) Access: 2007-02-08 09:01:00.000000000 +0100 Modify: 2007-02-08 09:00:02.000000000 +0100 Change: 2007-02-08 09:00:02.000000000 +0100 Thu Feb 8 09:00:02 CET 2007 clientB$ rm -v file1; ls -l; stat file1; cat file1 removed `file1' total 0 stat: cannot stat `file1': No such file or directory cat: file1: No such file or directory clientA$ ls -l; stat file1; cat file1 removed `file1' total 0 stat: cannot stat `file1': No such file or directory cat: file1: No such file or directory ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. FAIL: create file from A; read from A; remove from B ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- clientA$ date | tee file1; ls -l; stat file1;cat file1 Thu Feb 8 09:06:06 CET 2007 total 4 -rw-r--r-- 1 hvr users 29 Feb 8 09:06 file1 File: `file1' Size: 29 Blocks: 8 IO Block: 32768 regular file Device: 14h/20d Inode: 32800 Links: 1 Access: (0644/-rw-r--r--) Uid: (10001/ hvr) Gid: ( 100/ users) Access: 2007-02-08 09:06:02.000000000 +0100 Modify: 2007-02-08 09:06:06.000000000 +0100 Change: 2007-02-08 09:06:06.000000000 +0100 Thu Feb 8 09:06:06 CET 2007 clientB$ ls -l; stat file1; cat file1 total 4 -rw-r--r-- 1 hvr users 29 Feb 8 09:06 file1 File: `file1' Size: 29 Blocks: 8 IO Block: 32768 regular file Device: 12h/18d Inode: 32800 Links: 1 Access: (0644/-rw-r--r--) Uid: (10001/ hvr) Gid: ( 100/ users) Access: 2007-02-08 09:06:06.000000000 +0100 Modify: 2007-02-08 09:06:06.000000000 +0100 Change: 2007-02-08 09:06:06.000000000 +0100 Thu Feb 8 09:06:06 CET 2007 clientB$ rm -v file1; ls -l; stat file1; cat file1 removed `file1' total 0 stat: cannot stat `file1': No such file or directory cat: file1: No such file or directory clientA$ ls -l; stat file1;cat file1 total 0 File: `file1' Size: 29 Blocks: 8 IO Block: 32768 regular file Device: 14h/20d Inode: 32800 Links: 0 Access: (0644/-rw-r--r--) Uid: (10001/ hvr) Gid: ( 100/ users) Access: 2007-02-08 09:06:26.000000000 +0100 Modify: 2007-02-08 09:06:06.000000000 +0100 Change: 2007-02-08 09:06:52.000000000 +0100 Thu Feb 8 09:06:06 CET 2007 clientA$ $ cat file1;rm -v file1;ls -l; stat file1;cat file1 Thu Feb 8 09:09:45 CET 2007 rm: cannot remove `file1': No such file or directory total 0 stat: cannot stat `file1': No such file or directory cat: file1: No such file or directory ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-3-686 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
